Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued) vs. PayrollPanda

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Intuit Online Payroll was a small business payroll option available as a standalone SaaS solution, that Intuit announced it was discontinuing in favor of Quickbooks Online Payroll, available via Quickbooks.
$22.50
per month
PayrollPanda
Score 0.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
PayrollPanda is the flagship product from the vendor of the same name, focused on providing world class HR cloud applications. PayrollPanda aims to shorten the time used to manage the payroll for the company. Using PayrollPanda software with accurate data entry, the vendor says HR managers only need to click on run payroll, and double check the figures in order to produce the same amount of work that would otherwise take 1 day. According to the vendor, using PayrollPanda can reduce this time to…N/A
Pricing
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)PayrollPanda
Editions & Modules
Core
22.50 + $4 per employee
per month
Premium
37.50 + $8 per employee
per month
Elite
62.50+ $10 per employee
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)PayrollPanda
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)PayrollPanda
Top Pros
Top Cons

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Features
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)PayrollPanda
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)
7.3
10 Ratings
10% below category average
PayrollPanda
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Ratings
Pay calculation8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors2.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files3.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)PayrollPanda
Small Businesses
Patriot Software
Patriot Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
Patriot Software
Patriot Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)PayrollPanda
Likelihood to Recommend
3.1
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
3.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Intuit Online Payroll (discontinued)PayrollPanda
Likelihood to Recommend
Intuit
I believe the ideal scenario is when you are already using the Intuit family of products and the payroll bolts on to your existing QuickBooks infrastructure. Payroll software products have been around a long time, and this is a very competitive niche. Most of the companies do a good job of filing taxes promptly, reporting W-2 items properly, providing good reports, etc. Where you might really get some extra efficiency and benefit is the fact that the payroll is woven into the accounting system, creating one seamless enterprise solution. Also, where it might be less appropriate is in a really simple use case such as a one person company where there aren't complex fringe benefits to deal with. In that scenario, you can set up the ACH debits directly with the state agency and the IRS and possibly file your own 941, 940, W-2/W-3 and state equivalent forms. Of course, if you're willing to do this and are good with details, you can save yourself some money.
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Pros
Intuit
  • Integration with QuickBooks Desktop. This is the key strength of IP... it is a complete, native integration and let's you maintain all employee records and time keeping in QuickBooks
  • Job Costing. Another key differentiation -- some payroll outsources say they do true job costing (by work or item code). Don't believe them. If its' not integrated with your accounting system, you will not get "TRUE" job costing. You can get costs ASSIGNED to jobs (which may be fine), but you won't get item level detail in QuickBooks from anyone but Intuit.
  • Variety of Payment options. Use Direct Deposit or manual checks... or whatever you want. Since its in QB, you can make payments any way you want.
  • Cash Flow. This is both good and bad, but IP will not take taxes out of your bank account until they are due. That's different than some other providers that want assurance that you have the tax payments available at the moment you push "SUBMIT."
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Cons
Intuit
  • My biggest issue is that they do continue to raise their prices on a regular basis and it makes people feel stuck when there are so many clients already using the system.
  • They do not support roaming employees, so employees that cross over into various tax jurisdictions in one pay period pose a challenge for calculating taxes and pay.
  • The setup can be a bit daunting still if you are not familiar with the system or the various taxes and requirements for reporting.
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PayrollPanda Sdn. Bhd
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Likelihood to Renew
Intuit
Works perfectly as advertised. Our simple needs are well taken care of.
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PayrollPanda Sdn. Bhd
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Usability
Intuit
I would rate it a 0. It gets worse and worse all the time. It seems like every time I go into IOP to run a payroll for one of my clients, I have one more problem.
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PayrollPanda Sdn. Bhd
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Support Rating
Intuit
The customer support personnel have always walked me through the steps they need to take to assist me. Never rushed through anything. Always exceptionally thorough, answering all my questions and even sharing my screen visually (I have control, not them). It actually helps me to resolve future issues and questions, if they should arise.
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Alternatives Considered
Intuit
It's a payroll software with decent customer support readily available and direct integration with my accounting tools. This made it a prime fit for me, and made payment and tax reporting relatively simple, and errors readily correctable. It does not have time tracking, and I still believe that this software is overpriced, but it's the best fit for me right now.
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PayrollPanda Sdn. Bhd
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Return on Investment
Intuit
  • Positive: Less of a learning curve to train payroll accountants, as they are already familiar with using Intuit. Also, in general there are a larger pool of candidates who know this system than many of the other "niche" lesser known payroll products.
  • Positive: More options to choose from depending on the level of service needed. For example, there is a Full Service offering if needed. This might apply to an organization that doesn't have the resources available or an internal person who has the time/bandwidth to handle the entire company's payroll. Thus, it is possible to cherry pick the level of service needed depending on the type of company/situation.
  • Positive: Good audit trail. This can be extremely important and cost efficient when a business is going through an external audit by an outside CPA firm and the payroll accounting function is undergoing testing (ie. less time required by the external auditor would likely lower their bill for their services).
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ScreenShots

PayrollPanda Screenshots

Screenshot of You can email the payslips directly from the PayrollPanda app to your employees under payroll history. The payslips will be sent in PDF format. Make sure that each employee's email address is entered correctly into the “Personal Info” section in their employee record.Screenshot of You can give employees access to their own payslips by inviting them to use the app. This can also be done in the employee record.Screenshot of download all your employees payslips as a single zip file and then give them a printed copy.